'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'
Second-hand clothing business has changed peoples’ lives for the better — they get a fair wage, steady employment, health care and …
Caster Semenya: the legal and ethical issues that should concern us all
There are ethical concerns about the way in which the research was conducted that led to the decision
SDG 7: World still off-track from achieving universal energy access to all, says UN report
High inflation, debt distress, policy inactions and lagging financial flows slowing access to electricity, clean cooking in developing economies
World Water Week 2023: Consensus among agencies must to provide universal access to potable water
Despite judicial pronouncements and constitutional position, states are reluctant to decentralise water management and drinking water …
Ukraine, high food and energy prices, debt: Global FDI fell 12% in 2022 due to multiple crises
Although investments in renewables have nearly tripled since 2015, most of the money has gone to developed countries, the report noted
PRET: WHO launches initiative to make world better prepared for future pandemics
The current focus of the initiative is on respiratory viruses but will soon include other groups of pathogens
World Water Day 2023: India can show the world how water management can be reinvented, says CSE
National workshop held in Lucknow on ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Sanitation and Water for All’ highlights the steps Uttar Pradesh is …
Biden’s plan for ending the emergency declaration for COVID-19 signals a pivotal point in the pandemic – 4 questions answered
Ending the federal emergency reflects both a scientific and political judgment that the acute phase of the pandemic has ended and that special …
Over half of life-threatening bacterial infections are becoming resistant to treatment: WHO
More research is needed to discover why AMR has increased and the extent to which infections are related to hospitalisations and antibiotic …
WHO approval to South Africa’s vaccine regulatory body
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority ranked at maturity level 3 out of 4 classification levels
Global pandemic fund to open for investment proposals in November
The treasury will help boost pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in low- and middle-income countries
Occupational hazard: Exposure to ionising radiation affects over 24 million workers globally
Behavioural risk factors plays an important role in the worldwide cancer burden and 44% of global cancer deaths are preventable
World Sea Turtle Day 2022: Here are 10 ways in which we can prevent them from becoming bycatch
Collaboration is needed to develop strategies that reduce the risk of sea turtle entanglement in fishing gear, while still maintaining nutrition, …
2022 may continue the trend of world’s warmest years: UK Met Office
This will be the eighth consecutive year when the global average temperature would cross the 1°C
COVID-19 effect: Healthcare costs push over half billion into extreme poverty
A wide gap in affordable healthcare access, combined with reduced income can exacerbate crisis
Corticosteroid can be used for effective treatment of children hospitalised with MIS-C: WHO
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome has been seen in several children exposed to or recovering from COVID-19
Asia Climate: India, China, Japan lose billions to extreme weather annually, says WMO report
India, China and Bangladesh recorded most of the disaster-related displacement recorded globally in 2020, according to State of the Climate in …
By 2030, early warnings on floods and droughts to be available for all: WMO
World Meteorological Congress endorses Water and Climate Coalition for promoting sharing and access to integrated hydrological, cryosphere, …
Global leaders call for international pandemic treaty
The treaty would be rooted in the constitution of the WHO, drawing in other relevant organisations key to this endeavour, in support of the …
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: How global and local experience would play out in WTO top job
Okonjo-Iweala would be in a position to use her multifaceted experiences to energise the WTO’s 164 members to work harder to achieve the …
AMR week: Antimalaria drug resistance not alarming but growing fast, says WHO report
Three states in India’s North East reported resistance to commonly used drug against malaria
Will a new and ‘improved’ WTO be in India’s interests
The World Trade Organization needs an overhaul, but the reform will leave even less space for developing nations
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Global mean sea level highest-ever in 2019
The State of Global Climate 2019 says that this is yet another sign of the world being in a climate emergency
COVID-19 damaged cognitive development, lifetime earnings of an entire generation, finds Word Bank
Report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the young, children finds jeopardy to well-being of generations and growth of economies
Coronavirus vaccines: TRIPS waiver caught in WTO labyrinth
Little change in the position of countries opposing waiver of intellectual property rights; India-South Africa proposal being through hoops …